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a
: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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But on the streets of Eagle Pass, there's still an oversized presence of Border Patrol, state troopers, National Guard and local police.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 22 May 2024
Georgia State Patrol, in a news release, said troopers responded to the multiple vehicle crash on I-75 South around 6:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 22 May 2024
Georgia State Patrol, in a news release, said troopers responded to the multiple vehicle crash on I-75 South around 6:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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